Trademark registration in my country follows a voluntary principle, which means that whether to apply for trademark registration depends on the voluntariness of the parties involved.

Although my country adopts a voluntary principle for trademark registration, there is an exception. That is, goods that require the use of registered trademarks must be applied for trademark registration. Products without approved registration may not be sold in the market.

According to the provisions of my country's "Trademark Law" and "Trademark Law Implementing Rules", the scope of trademarks subject to compulsory registration in my country mainly refers to two categories of goods: one is human medicine, and the other is tobacco products.

According to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce’s “Notice on the Announcement of Goods That Must Use Registered Trademarks”, human medicines that must use registered trademarks include Chinese patent medicines (including medicinal wine), chemical raw materials and their preparations, and antibiotics. , biochemical drugs, radioactive drugs, serum vaccines, blood products and diagnostic drugs; tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars and packaged tobacco.

Why must these goods be trademarked?

Since the above two types of goods are closely related to people’s lives and directly involve people’s health, if there is no compulsory registration for these two types of goods, It is bound to be easy for units and individuals who do not have the production conditions to produce such goods, endangering people's health. Therefore, the state stipulates that these two types of goods must be compulsorily registered.

Applicants who wish to register a pharmaceutical trademark must attach certification documents issued by the health administrative department. When applying for trademark registration for cigarettes, cigars and packaged cut tobacco, documents approving production from the national tobacco authority should be attached.

Bajie suggested that if companies want to gain a firm foothold in the market, in addition to providing high-quality products, they must also register trademarks (click to view: A complete selection of trademark categories that should be registered in various industries):

Registration materials

Submit materials:

1. Application form (prepared on behalf of intellectual property rights)

2. Letter of attorney (prepared on behalf of intellectual property rights)< /p>

3. Clear trademark pattern

Application in individual name

1. Copy of ID card

2. Copy of individual business license

Application in the name of a legal person

1. Copy of business license

Registration fee

Fees: 1,100/piece

The necessary process for trademark registration includes five stages: application, formal review, substantive review, preliminary review announcement, and registration completion; the entire process takes about 2 years.

Note: The term of use of the trademark is 10 years, and no fees are required to be paid during the 10 years. Each renewal is valid for 10 years

If a company wants to gain a firm foothold in the market, in addition to providing high-quality products, it also needs a high-quality registered trademark to help the company open up the market and obtain higher profits. Popularity! To a certain extent, a trademark loved by the masses has huge intangible value. Therefore, trademarks should still be registered to obtain legal protection.